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republican u.s. senator gets what the rest of the republican party appears not to get, which is that republicans are not being accused randomly and for no reason of going after women's right, they are earning that reputation by going after women's rights. yeah, women notice that. while he was telling his caterpillar story that it's a fiction and democrats and the media are making that up, while he was doing that his fellow wisconsin republican, scott walker was signing a bill into law blocking insurance coverage for abortion in wisconsin. also, he signing a bill removing contraception from the sex ed curriculum in wisconsin and overruling the objections of the wisconsin medical association. he was signing another bill to interfere with how wisconsin doctors are allowed to counsel their patients about abortion and for good measure, at the same time he was signing a bill into law that eliminates the state's version of the lily ledbetter act. it eliminates equal pay for equal work. he did all that last
republican u.s. senator gets what the rest of the republican party appears not to get, which is that republicans are not being accused randomly and for no reason of going after women's right, they are earning that reputation by going after women's rights. yeah, women notice that. while he was telling his caterpillar story that it's a fiction and democrats and the media are making that up, while he was doing that his fellow wisconsin republican, scott walker was signing a bill into law blocking...
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he rails about the u.s. bifactional hate and contempt for white americans who still hold to traditional values believe in their constitutional liberties. they mock the celebrate the infestation of even the smallest american heartland towns by african and asian and aztec tech cultures as they worship at the nonexistent equality. so mitt romney has landed bored at his la jolla mansion. the guy who was essentially came in second to mitt romney this year, the guy who was a runner up in the republican party efforts to pick their nominee, the guy who could have been mitt romney if for some reason it wasn't mitt romney, he landed at world net daily. he's going to be doing a regular
he rails about the u.s. bifactional hate and contempt for white americans who still hold to traditional values believe in their constitutional liberties. they mock the celebrate the infestation of even the smallest american heartland towns by african and asian and aztec tech cultures as they worship at the nonexistent equality. so mitt romney has landed bored at his la jolla mansion. the guy who was essentially came in second to mitt romney this year, the guy who was a runner up in the...
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while u.s. officials were engaged in intense and very delicate negotiations over chen's fate, mitt romney took to the campaign trail in order to attack the obama administration's handling of the situation. he based his attack solely on minute-by-minute reports that were coming out of china at the time the crisis was still ongoing. >> it's also apparent, according to these reports, if they're accurate, that our embassy failed to put in place the kind of verifiable measures that would assure the safety of mr. chen and his family. if these reports are true, this is a dark day for freedom. and it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom, here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> a dark day, a day of shame, he said. mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same aft
while u.s. officials were engaged in intense and very delicate negotiations over chen's fate, mitt romney took to the campaign trail in order to attack the obama administration's handling of the situation. he based his attack solely on minute-by-minute reports that were coming out of china at the time the crisis was still ongoing. >> it's also apparent, according to these reports, if they're accurate, that our embassy failed to put in place the kind of verifiable measures that would...
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>> well, we've talked to the u.s. gee local gist survey and they said there isn't any assurance they won't become more intense. as you pointed out, the intensity -- the frequency has increased. and you are seeing quakes up to 3.5, 3.7 in areas that never had earthquakes before. so the open question is, well, right now, it's resulting in some broken windows and cracked walls and foundations, but what about quakes that happen in areas where there are natural gas or oil pipelines, pipelines that weren't built to specifications to withstand earthquakes. >> that was going to be my last question. because the area is not seen as being earthquake-prone, infrastructure in the area for all sorts of things, but around the oil and energy industry, it's not built to withstand quakes, is it? >> i think that's a question that hopefully, you know, the railroad commission and drillers themselves will look into. the thing to remember is that the quakes have been pretty small in size. and also the distance that the quake has gone as bee
>> well, we've talked to the u.s. gee local gist survey and they said there isn't any assurance they won't become more intense. as you pointed out, the intensity -- the frequency has increased. and you are seeing quakes up to 3.5, 3.7 in areas that never had earthquakes before. so the open question is, well, right now, it's resulting in some broken windows and cracked walls and foundations, but what about quakes that happen in areas where there are natural gas or oil pipelines, pipelines...
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at that point, the u.s. will have to decide whether to abandon the security council and pursue international intervention in syria without russia. >> josh roggin, thank you very much. >>> moment of geek is next. two words, spider-man. >>> as a former comic book geek, tonight's "moment of geek" is very close to my heart. it is about the brave inventors who are getting closer and closer to achieving the longtime dream of nerds everywhere -- becoming spider-man. recall the story of spider-man, if you will. peter parker, a young geek extraordinaire, gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gets superpowers. he becomes stronger, he becomes faster, he can sense danger. but less well-known is what comes next. he's not all superpowers. he's sort of a geek hero. he uses his geek acumen to prevent a substance that mimics spiderwebs and allows him to climb walls. then he uses his machinist acumen to create web shooter things that go on his wrist that allow him to shoot it out in order to climb the walls. it is a story o
at that point, the u.s. will have to decide whether to abandon the security council and pursue international intervention in syria without russia. >> josh roggin, thank you very much. >>> moment of geek is next. two words, spider-man. >>> as a former comic book geek, tonight's "moment of geek" is very close to my heart. it is about the brave inventors who are getting closer and closer to achieving the longtime dream of nerds everywhere -- becoming spider-man....
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they are challenging law maikers outside the u.s. capitol just before the final vote on the bill. this kind of scene does not want to make me buy a tricorner hat. the tea party was maybe onto something. whether the tea party itself motivated voters maybe debatable as a proposition but with their out sized outer rage they represented a real sentiment, a sense of disposition, distrust of institutions and panicked fear of decline. you saw that in the 2010 elections especially in the house where republicans won control with dozens of new seats. many of them filled by freshm lw makest. republicans controlled most state legislatures and held the majority of governorship. tea party back republicans in florida and ohio and pennsylvania and wisconsin and south carolina and on and on. the tea party was powerful the it was unstoppable. just a little while later on tea day eve, people are wondering what happened to them? a.p. asking what's become of the tea party. i love this. the group leader asked the assembled members, are we dead? answer, we're persistent and we communicate with each othe
they are challenging law maikers outside the u.s. capitol just before the final vote on the bill. this kind of scene does not want to make me buy a tricorner hat. the tea party was maybe onto something. whether the tea party itself motivated voters maybe debatable as a proposition but with their out sized outer rage they represented a real sentiment, a sense of disposition, distrust of institutions and panicked fear of decline. you saw that in the 2010 elections especially in the house where...
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which is apparently of some interest to the u.s. military, specifically the air force research laboratory. they are the people who helped develop the x-37 space plane, the unmanned orbiter that is about to land after spending more than a year in space on a super secret mission. back here on the ground, the air force research laboratory sponsors a contest every year for college students to come up with innovative solutions to warfare challenges. this year the contestants had nine months to design a system that would let four special ops personnel scale buildings or mounted faces. seems like something there might be a need for, what with walled compounds that might need getting into, if you know what it mean. the entries were judged on weight, size, velocity, usability, innovation, elegance, and stealth. i'm guessing the ascending aggies the didn't win on stealth, but maybe their next version will be quiet per. but if you're thinking, but, wait, i've seen videos on the internet of people climbing walls with vacuums strapped to their b
which is apparently of some interest to the u.s. military, specifically the air force research laboratory. they are the people who helped develop the x-37 space plane, the unmanned orbiter that is about to land after spending more than a year in space on a super secret mission. back here on the ground, the air force research laboratory sponsors a contest every year for college students to come up with innovative solutions to warfare challenges. this year the contestants had nine months to...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> the staffer's name was mike manatos and after the election where johnson routed gold water, that memo is one of the most remarkably telling documents in a story washington became so broken. the subject was medicare. johnson planned to pass a bill after the election. manatos was gaming out how it might fare in the senate. after going over those who won in the election and who lost it. the bottom line, if all supporters are present and voting, we would win by a vote by 55-45. do you see what is so crazy about that? makes that one sentence remarkable. 55-45, 55 votes to pass medicare, not 60. neither manatos or johnson were worried about the filibuster. this is the key fact about the senate one thing you need to understand before you can understand anything else about it. it was not always like this. you did not always need 60 votes for everything you did. this graph shows a number of cloture filings since 1915. it is a vote you need to break a filibuster. a good way to
devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> the staffer's name was mike manatos and after the election where johnson routed gold water, that memo is one of the most remarkably telling documents in a story washington became so broken. the subject was medicare. johnson planned to pass a bill after the election. manatos was gaming out how it might fare in the senate. after going over those who won in the election and who lost it. the bottom line, if all...
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from the u.s. perspective, a human rights activist oppressed by his own government and in danger by his own government and seeking our help. from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal for help, his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and time sensitive nature of his case. that's congressman chris smith of new jersey and pastor bob fu on the right, holding a cell phone and translating for mr. chen. >> translator: i want to meet with the secretary clinton. i hope i can get more help from her. i also want to thank her face to face. >> what happens now is unclear. presidential candidate, mitt romney, wasted no time today criticizing president obama for this unexpected almost unprecedented turn of events. he called it, quote, a day of shame for the
from the u.s. perspective, a human rights activist oppressed by his own government and in danger by his own government and seeking our help. from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal for help, his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and...
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at that point, the u.s. will have to decide whether to abandon the security council and pursue international intervention in syria without russia. >> josh roggin, thank you very much. >>> moment of geek is next. two words, spider-man. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. how long since you worried about flakes? since before jeans were this skinny. not since us three got a haircut. not since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. scalp and hair beyond compare. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if
at that point, the u.s. will have to decide whether to abandon the security council and pursue international intervention in syria without russia. >> josh roggin, thank you very much. >>> moment of geek is next. two words, spider-man. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the...
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the u.s. and the international communities' policy on syria? >> sure. the u.s. and it's allies worked for weeks to try to satisfy russian and chinese concerns about the draft resolution, which was part forth by morocco and the arab league. they watered it down pretty well. at the last moment russia and china had no intention of going on. i was in munich it this weekend with hillary clinton and the foreign minister, and he said we don't believe it's the u.n.'s role to intervene in other countries. what he didn't say is that russia is standing by syria because it's a major arms buyer of russian equipment and also because russia seeks to counter u.s. and western influence in the middle east. but the bottom line is that russia never had had any intention of supporting a call for assad to step down, and it played out exactly the way we expected. now that the united nations security council is neutered as secretary clinton says, it moves to regional approaches and some sanctions, and then the debate
the u.s. and the international communities' policy on syria? >> sure. the u.s. and it's allies worked for weeks to try to satisfy russian and chinese concerns about the draft resolution, which was part forth by morocco and the arab league. they watered it down pretty well. at the last moment russia and china had no intention of going on. i was in munich it this weekend with hillary clinton and the foreign minister, and he said we don't believe it's the u.n.'s role to intervene in other...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. now, i wear it every day. because damaging uv rays are everywhere with olay daily complete uv, its possible to block 92% of harmful rays for naturally beautiful skin in any light. olay daily uv. if you made a list of countries from around the world... in any light. ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to...
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you landed the u.s. tour ? done. this is fantastic ! music is my life and i want to make the most of it without missing a beat. fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ i used to not travel very much, but then i discovered hotwire. now, i use all my vacation days. i can afford to visit my folks for the holidays. and reconnect with my girlfriends in vegas. because i get ridiculously low prices on all my trips. you see, when hotels have unsol
you landed the u.s. tour ? done. this is fantastic ! music is my life and i want to make the most of it without missing a beat. fly without putting your life on pause. be yourself nonstop. american airlines. i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is...
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that line way up there, above all others, that line shows deaths from assault in the u.s. we're an extremely violent country, it's true, but look at this. we're not nearly so violent as we used to be. our assault rate peaked in the late 1970s, and awful events like aurora notwithstanding have been falling continuously ever since. within america, the south is by far the most violent region. it has the most deaths from assault. then comes the wests where the shootings happens followed by the midwest and northeast. thanks again to karen for this chart. also, gun ownership is on the decline. the percentage of american households that say they own a pistol or a shotgun is about half what it was 40 years ago, according to the general social survey. and the most recent numbers from gallup which aren't on the graph have show an uptick in gun ownership. although we don't yet know if that is a statistical blip or the beginning of a reversal in the trip. this map, which we made with data from the new england journal of medicine, compares a number of suicides by gun ownership rates. i
that line way up there, above all others, that line shows deaths from assault in the u.s. we're an extremely violent country, it's true, but look at this. we're not nearly so violent as we used to be. our assault rate peaked in the late 1970s, and awful events like aurora notwithstanding have been falling continuously ever since. within america, the south is by far the most violent region. it has the most deaths from assault. then comes the wests where the shootings happens followed by the...
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joining us is the u.s. senator from minnesota who was just elected. it's great to have you here. 35 points, congratulations. >> there you go. i went to every town. i even went to a town with four people. but i met a guy. >> did you follow them home? >> i think when you talk about everything, very focused on i love that you talk about things beyond just the immediate that we can do to get this economy moving again. i do think the the idea of getting out there with the people, the people got engaged in this election. the message was balanced. there's no doubt about it. when you look at the races, heidi heitkamp winning, they rejected a lot of rigid ideology. they said let's get problem solvers to get something done. and i couldn't agree with you more on what we're hearing on the republican side. conservative commentator bill crystal saying this weekend that we should look at it's not going to kill the country to look at raising some of the taxes on millionaires and that we could look at -- he suggested that the republican party should take president oba
joining us is the u.s. senator from minnesota who was just elected. it's great to have you here. 35 points, congratulations. >> there you go. i went to every town. i even went to a town with four people. but i met a guy. >> did you follow them home? >> i think when you talk about everything, very focused on i love that you talk about things beyond just the immediate that we can do to get this economy moving again. i do think the the idea of getting out there with the people,...
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first he told u.s. officials that he wanted to stay in china. u.s. officials worked out a deal where he wouldn't be under house arrest. he could stay in china. he would study at a university in a different part of the university. that was the initial deal. the deal fell apart after he was admitted to a hospital to treat a broken foots, injuries he sustained in his middle of the night escape. he's in the hospital changed his mind about not wanting to leave china. he decided his life was in danger and his family and he made a request to leave china. he said he wanted to go to the united states. he said he could like to leave with hillary clinton on her plane. she's there for high level meetings. as we reported last night he phoned into an emergency congressional hearing that was called to discuss his case. he reiterated in the phone call that he wanted help from secretary clinton. it's all very dramatic. last night when we left this story it was totally up in the air as to what would happen on this today. the clock is ticking. today there does seem to
first he told u.s. officials that he wanted to stay in china. u.s. officials worked out a deal where he wouldn't be under house arrest. he could stay in china. he would study at a university in a different part of the university. that was the initial deal. the deal fell apart after he was admitted to a hospital to treat a broken foots, injuries he sustained in his middle of the night escape. he's in the hospital changed his mind about not wanting to leave china. he decided his life was in...
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in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy targets. in yemen for the second day, furious protesters tried to storm the embassy in sanaa, burning american flags, as riot police fire water cannons. gunshots can be heard. why? because they say the u.s. isn't doing enough against the makers of that now infamous anti-islam internet video. in tunisia, demonstrators set fires by the u.s. embassy gate, and in sudan, protesters turned their rage on the british and german embassies. those countries had nothing to do with the video, but they're foreign western powers and for the mob, that's close enough. in cairo, the government called off massive planned demonstrations. the president went on television to urge calm. but clashes near the u.s. embassy continue. authorities had to build a wall to block an access road. this has clea
in tunisia where the u.s. embassy compound was breached by protesters but no personnel were hurt in tunisia. in qatar, bahrain, in sudan. here's richard engel reporting for nbc. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic outposts now appear to be easy targets. in yemen for the second day, furious protesters tried to storm the embassy in sanaa, burning american flags, as riot police fire water cannons. gunshots can be heard. why? because they say the u.s. isn't doing enough against the makers of that...
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believe it or not, the u.s. navy made an amphibious landing a couple weeks ago because that was the best way to bring in equipment. just pull up to the beach and go go. today we got some news. the folks that run the subway system just posted this video. look at that. the city has trucked in 20 subway cars for the rockaway side of the busted tracks. they did this four nights running, bringing in the subway cars and putting them back together. it will run on the far part of the rockaways where the line remains intact. then a bus will take people across a bridge and then the bus will drop folks off where they can continue their commute. they are calling this rejijerred line the h train. it starts tomorrow morning. it's not a perfect fix, but it gives something back to the people who were left up a creek without a paddle after sandy. the h train and the will and ingenuity and the long nights working of everybody involved to make it happen and the city's determination to not forget that
believe it or not, the u.s. navy made an amphibious landing a couple weeks ago because that was the best way to bring in equipment. just pull up to the beach and go go. today we got some news. the folks that run the subway system just posted this video. look at that. the city has trucked in 20 subway cars for the rockaway side of the busted tracks. they did this four nights running, bringing in the subway cars and putting them back together. it will run on the far part of the rockaways where...
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no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided that they were ready to send a sitting president to that country, we apparently first decided that we were ready to send a rock band to that comprehend. specifically the band ozo motley. the state department under a brand new president obama in 2009 authorized the great l.a. latin fusion band to go tour burma. a sort of ambassadors for u.s. culture in that notoriously closed off authoritarian part of the world. burma has only finally ended military rule there as of last year. after president obama makes his vis
no sitting u.s. president has ever visited the nation of cambodia before, but president obama is about to do so. no sitting u.s. president has ever visited burma, either. but president obama is about to go there too. no president has ever done that. when he's there, he will meet with the opposition leader. aung san suu kyi. while he's there. one interesting side note on president obama making this historic trim to burma. which is also called myanmar. in 2009, before the u.s. government decided...
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repeated u.s. statements that washington has no affiliation with the offensive internet movie that sparked this crisis aren't being listened to here. just religious passion and the blindness of a mob. and egypt's new president isn't doing much to calm things. president mohamed morsi from the muslim brotherhood says he supports protests against religious insults but also denounced attacks on foreign embassies. it was a condemnation but a couched one. egypt needs the west. morsi is looking for nearly $5 billion in loans from the international monetary fund. the protests in egypt and yemen are small, but not isolated. there have been angry demonstrations in 11 countries so far. half of them in places where washington supported protesters who toppled their regimes, bringing more democracy, but also unleashing deep hatred and zealotry that's now focused on u.s. properties overseas. >> joining us now live from cairo is nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, thanks for being here again.
repeated u.s. statements that washington has no affiliation with the offensive internet movie that sparked this crisis aren't being listened to here. just religious passion and the blindness of a mob. and egypt's new president isn't doing much to calm things. president mohamed morsi from the muslim brotherhood says he supports protests against religious insults but also denounced attacks on foreign embassies. it was a condemnation but a couched one. egypt needs the west. morsi is looking for...
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nomination on the basis of ambassador rice's role in explaining what happened in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. now nbc's andrea mitchell is reporting tonight that the acting director of the cia is going to be joining ambassador rice in person for that meeting tomorrow with those critical senators. we'll keep you posted if we learn more about this breaking news tonight. but the long and short of this is, number one, the acting cia director getting involved in resolving the factual matters that have been contested by republican senators, and two, we have the strongest signal we have had yet about who the president will likely nominate to replace hillary clinton. the highest profile position in the cabinet, alongside the attorney general, but it's big news in politics and big news in terms of american diplomacy. cabinet nominations are not always fights. but in this case, a susan rice secretary of state nomination is something that some republicans have said they would love to have a big fight over. signs tonight saying the president is not going to be shying away from tha
nomination on the basis of ambassador rice's role in explaining what happened in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. now nbc's andrea mitchell is reporting tonight that the acting director of the cia is going to be joining ambassador rice in person for that meeting tomorrow with those critical senators. we'll keep you posted if we learn more about this breaking news tonight. but the long and short of this is, number one, the acting cia director getting involved in resolving the...
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we're about to find out. >>> when u.s. senators pledged >>> when u.s. senators pledged impartial justice in president clinton's impeachment trial, the pens they used to sign that oath said, "untied state senator" on them, instead of "united state senator." it was a misprint by the company that manufactured the mens. it seemed like an omen for how the whole impeachment thing will turn out for those impeachers. last summer when jon huntsman launched his campaign for the white house, his campaign got off to an inauspicious start when the candidate's own name was misspelled on the press passes that his aides handed out to supporters, it was spelled "john" instead of "jon," which who cares, unless it's the launch of your presidential campaign and you're a relatively unknown campaign. the good news for jon huntsman, his campaign went so badly this year, with he still might be able to run as an outsider nobody's heard of the next time he runs in 2016. for 2012, though, the republicans have got themselves a nominee. last night, by taking the texas primary, mitt
we're about to find out. >>> when u.s. senators pledged >>> when u.s. senators pledged impartial justice in president clinton's impeachment trial, the pens they used to sign that oath said, "untied state senator" on them, instead of "united state senator." it was a misprint by the company that manufactured the mens. it seemed like an omen for how the whole impeachment thing will turn out for those impeachers. last summer when jon huntsman launched his...
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but the competitive u.s. senate race for republican jon kyl's old seat, that seat stayed republican. and yes, the county sheriff who did the whole taxpayer-funded stunt about having his cold case posse uncover the fraud of president obama's birth certificate, that sheriff did get re-elected, barely. last time he won by a 13-point landslide. this time he won by much less than that, but did get re-elected. and that public publicity-hungry arizona sheriff is not the only arizona republican elected official who has recently been fixated on the president's birth certificate. the arizona secretary of state this year threatened to keep president obama off the ballot in arizona for this year's election. because, you know, kenya, or whatever. and because that is the record of arizona's secretary of state, the state's current top elections official, i think nobody had very high expectations for him in terms of how well he would do running elections in the state of arizona. and indeed, the arizona elections this year we
but the competitive u.s. senate race for republican jon kyl's old seat, that seat stayed republican. and yes, the county sheriff who did the whole taxpayer-funded stunt about having his cold case posse uncover the fraud of president obama's birth certificate, that sheriff did get re-elected, barely. last time he won by a 13-point landslide. this time he won by much less than that, but did get re-elected. and that public publicity-hungry arizona sheriff is not the only arizona republican elected...
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the u.s. wants a resolution that calls for non-military sanctions now, but would leave open the possibility, however distant, of using force, using military force, to get president assad out of power. russian president vladimir putin reportedly agreed to something about syria today in a telephone call directly with president obama, mr. putin agreed to work with the u.s. to find some kind of solution. but at this point, it is hard to tell exactly what that means, since the kremlin also said today that mr. putin still has unspecified differences with the u.s. approach. like, perhaps, differences about whether the global community should do more than suggest that president assad stop killing his own people and resign. we do know, we do know, at this point, that the u.s. and the russians are talking. but we don't yet know what's going to happen. this conflict in syria has reached a dangerous and uncertain moment. it has lasted nearly a year and a half now. but frankly it may not have that much fur
the u.s. wants a resolution that calls for non-military sanctions now, but would leave open the possibility, however distant, of using force, using military force, to get president assad out of power. russian president vladimir putin reportedly agreed to something about syria today in a telephone call directly with president obama, mr. putin agreed to work with the u.s. to find some kind of solution. but at this point, it is hard to tell exactly what that means, since the kremlin also said...
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that was why it was such a big deal for the sitting u.s. president to go there. >> over the last several decades, our two countries became strangers. but today i can tell you that we always remain hopeful about the people of this country. about you. you gave us hope and we bore witness to your courage. >> that's president obama speaking on the first ever visit to burma, speaking at yangon university. this is how president obama was greeted in the streets. people lining the streets to see him waving american flags and chanting his name. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton also visited the pagoda where they walked barefoot, which is a custom of anybody visiting this shrine. this was a serious moment at that site. also for us watching this footage. it's not something that you see e every day rs the president's feet. president obama is the first american president to visit this country. his presence there is a symbol of just how far that country has come in recent months after decades of not. but when she had a chance to addr
that was why it was such a big deal for the sitting u.s. president to go there. >> over the last several decades, our two countries became strangers. but today i can tell you that we always remain hopeful about the people of this country. about you. you gave us hope and we bore witness to your courage. >> that's president obama speaking on the first ever visit to burma, speaking at yangon university. this is how president obama was greeted in the streets. people lining the streets...
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repeated u.s. statements that washington has no affiliation with the offensive internet movie that sparked this crisis aren't being listened to here. just religious passion and the blindness of a mob. and egypt's new president isn't doing much to calm things. president mohamed morsi from the muslim brotherhood says he supports protests against religious insults but also denounced attacks on foreign embassies. also unleashing deep hatred and zealotry that's now focused on u.s. properties overseas. >> joining us now live from cairo is nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel. richard, thanks for being here again. i appreciate you staying up into the middle of the night. i know you spoke with those protesters outside the embassy today. why do they believe the u.s. government is responsible for this anti-muslim internet video? >> reporter: because they think the united states is secretly paying for not only this movie but lots of activities like this. they think it is part of a hidden agenda, a
repeated u.s. statements that washington has no affiliation with the offensive internet movie that sparked this crisis aren't being listened to here. just religious passion and the blindness of a mob. and egypt's new president isn't doing much to calm things. president mohamed morsi from the muslim brotherhood says he supports protests against religious insults but also denounced attacks on foreign embassies. also unleashing deep hatred and zealotry that's now focused on u.s. properties...
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the ratings agency downgraded the u.s. credit rating meaning we'd have to pay more interest on money we wanted to borrow. this was something that had never happened before in american history. this was not a natural occurrence. this was a choice that one side made to cause that problem after they decided that that problem should be avoided. here's how s&p explained their decision to downgrade. "the political brinksmanship highlights america's policymaking becoming less stable" the debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips over fiscal policy." republicans decided they were going to use the full faith and credit of the united states of america as leverage for getting stuff they wanted. and it had concretely negative unprecedented consequences for us as a country. and now apparently this year, the lesson they have decided to take from that experience is we should do that again. it's amazing to me. this is from politico.com today. "president obama made a demand of house speaker john boehner
the ratings agency downgraded the u.s. credit rating meaning we'd have to pay more interest on money we wanted to borrow. this was something that had never happened before in american history. this was not a natural occurrence. this was a choice that one side made to cause that problem after they decided that that problem should be avoided. here's how s&p explained their decision to downgrade. "the political brinksmanship highlights america's policymaking becoming less stable" the...
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devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> meet the star of tonight's geeks, tony roberts. he is really tall and will be speaking really loudly into a headset microphone while pacing energetically on a stage for hours at a time. he'll be inspiring his listeners to walk through fire to release their live prowess, which apparently looks something like this, according to a video posted on youtube. . >> whoo! >> i don't know if that was a bona fide tony robins event as listed on the website. you have some loudness at the event and people whooping and hollering while he walks over hot coals. you have to do it without getting burned. as i said, the event usually ends with huge whoops and empowerment. last week, however, the jubilee was replaced by screams of pain while they get their feet treated. he's been doing this for decades, but apparently this led their company to say they're working with authorities to improve safety. i have a suggestion for them right now about how to improve the safety of the hot coal thi
devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. >>> meet the star of tonight's geeks, tony roberts. he is really tall and will be speaking really loudly into a headset microphone while pacing energetically on a stage for hours at a time. he'll be inspiring his listeners to walk through fire to release their live prowess, which apparently looks something like this, according to a video posted on youtube. . >> whoo! >> i don't know if that was a...
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>> u.s. official say that the secretary was surprised to learn that there's a perception in egypt that the u.s. manipulated the recent elections in favor of the muslim brotherhood. >> diplomacy is also complicated, and perceptions of america in the middle east are always convoluted. but where did these egyptian protesters, who were throwing tomatoes at hillary clinton, get this conspiracy theory that the only reason the muslim brotherhood won the egyptian elections is because of us? is because the united states was secretly in cahoots with them. you know, america and the muslim brotherhood, we're like this, where do they get that idea from? look at the signs they were waving during this big anti-hillary clinton protest. clinton is the supreme guide of the muslim brotherhood. really, are you sure we're talking about the same hillary clinton here? there was also this one, stop u.s. funding of the muslim brotherhood. where do they get this stuff from? turns out they get this stuff from glenn bec
>> u.s. official say that the secretary was surprised to learn that there's a perception in egypt that the u.s. manipulated the recent elections in favor of the muslim brotherhood. >> diplomacy is also complicated, and perceptions of america in the middle east are always convoluted. but where did these egyptian protesters, who were throwing tomatoes at hillary clinton, get this conspiracy theory that the only reason the muslim brotherhood won the egyptian elections is because of us?...
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from the u.s. perspective, a human rights activist oppressed by his own government and in danger by his own government and seeking our help. from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal for help, his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and time sensitive nature of his case. that's congressman chris smith of new jersey and pastor bob fu on the right, holding a cell phone and translating for mr. chen. >> translator: i want to meet with the
from the u.s. perspective, a human rights activist oppressed by his own government and in danger by his own government and seeking our help. from the chinese government perspective, this is none of the united states business. his appeal for help, his appeal directly for the u.s. for help is happening while the secretary of state is in china. mr. chen also called into a u.s. congressional hearing on his case held today, an emergency hearing called on capitol hill to deal with the pressing and...